2019 Headliners

[Rose-Colored Boy]

2 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Don't reckon Rihanna's moment has passed. Timberlake's probably hasn't either, really, but he's never really entered the conversation for Glastonbury headliners even when touring so don't really have anything to measure his current appeal against.

Sorry, I edited my post   When I got the notification you’d quoted me I thought it was you popping up to put me right on Kanye being booked five years too late  

Edited October 14, 2018 by Rose-Colored Boy

[dentalplan]

11 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Sorry, I edited my post  

Great. Now I have to read a whole nother post!

But yeah I'm not sure what it would be like if Justin Timberlake headlined. With Lady Gaga and Rihanna - even if they've slipped - they've both been huge in not-so-distant memory and are recent cultural icons who are one degree away from what's massive right now. Justin Timberlake still has huge hits but he hasn't seemed current for at least ten years, and I don't really know what demographic he pulls in and whether those folk would be at Glastonbury. Would bet his Coachella set will go down poorly.

Edited October 14, 2018 by dentalplan

[sisco]

Dave from The Killers (who is now not touring with them and is releasing his own solo material) has said in an interview that he assumes The Killers will put out an album sometime next year.  

(They don’t want to wait the usual 3-4 years again)

Edited October 14, 2018 by sisco

[Green.flash]

Without checking, didnt the Killers headline the same year as Macca last time?

it might not make a difference, but wouldn’t seem very progressive.to have 2/3 of the same headliners from fifteen odd years ago.  

Edited October 14, 2018 by Green.flash

[vintagelaureate]

6 minutes ago, Green.flash said:

Without checking, didnt the Killers headline the same year as Macca last time?

it might not make a difference, but wouldn’t seem very progressive.to have 2/3 of the same headliners from fifteen odd years ago.  

It was Oasis and Muse I think.

Yep. Quick Google confirmed it.

Edited October 14, 2018 by vintagelaureate
Google.

[Green.flash]

9 minutes ago, Green.flash said:

Without checking, didnt the Killers headline the same year as Macca last time?

it might not make a difference, but wouldn’t seem very progressive.to have 2/3 of the same headliners from fifteen odd years ago.  

Just checked, I’m wrong. 

[Green.flash]

3 minutes ago, vintagelaureate said:

It was Oasis and Muse I think.

Yep. Quick Google confirmed it.

Had sine memory of a friend singing playing Mr Brightside down the phone to us as we were at home. Was sure she was at the Macca one. But clearly not. 

 

[TomViolence]

The Killers smashed it last year, proper triumph. Can't see them headlining again though. I certainly wouldn't have made the effort to see them if they were on later than they were and I got the impression others wouldn't have either. 

I'm fully on board with Gaga doing it and The Cure. Hopefully I get to see LDR / Tame Impala or a Park headliner on the other day

[stuartbert two hats]

14 minutes ago, Green.flash said:

Just checked, I’m wrong. 

Yep, Killers were 2007, the year of "unusual atmospheric conditions" and the funktion one rig at the Pyramid. In other words, they were really quiet.

[august1]

didn't the who headline 2007?

[Smeble]

3 minutes ago, august1 said:

didn't the who headline 2007?

Yes, 

fri AM

sat the killers

sun the who

[Simsy]

1 hour ago, Green.flash said:

Had sine memory of a friend singing playing Mr Brightside down the phone to us as we were at home. Was sure she was at the Macca one. But clearly not. 

 

Killers played JP that year (or the new tent, as it was then).

[Gucci Piggy]

5 hours ago, kalifire said:

Could be wrong, but isn’t the source that mentioned The Cure to Neil the same source that mentioned Arctic Monkeys? 

Don't think so. Think he had a few sources on The Cure, too.

4 hours ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

I thought it was nailed on to happen at some point - he’s brilliant live and would’ve won over a lot of people - until his latest album was mostly beyond embarrassing and deservedly bombed. I’d love it but he had to pull half of his most recent UK tour due to abysmal ticket sales earlier this year, so I’m not so sure his moment hasn’t passed now.

He’s in the ‘would pull a hefty crowd but should’ve been booked five years ago if it was ever going to happen’ boat along with Rihanna and, until ASIB came out, Gaga. Although they booked Kanye when he was firmly within that category so idk if it’s something that would prevent them from booking JT if the opportunity arose.

I disagree on Kanye. Yeah, he could have headlined years earlier but his most recent album when they booked him was Yeezus, and I'd say he was still at the peak of his powers then.

[Jake9502]

Hi Guys,

quick question, new poster!

if Michael eavis last year said 2 of the 3 acts to headline have never planned before (I’m assuming he means played headline slot) wouldn’t that rule out both macca and the cure completely as cure have headlined multiple times and macca has done it before. Does this mean we will probably only see one of these headlining (hopefully macca and not cure, personal preference) and then it frees up stormzy and gaga to both headline or even 1975 (again don’t think stormzy/1975 are ready yet). Just a thought as we all seem prettt dead set in it being cure and macca ?

[Gucci Piggy]

9 minutes ago, Jake9502 said:

Hi Guys,

quick question, new poster!

if Michael eavis last year said 2 of the 3 acts to headline have never planned before (I’m assuming he means played headline slot) wouldn’t that rule out both macca and the cure completely as cure have headlined multiple times and macca has done it before. Does this mean we will probably only see one of these headlining (hopefully macca and not cure, personal preference) and then it frees up stormzy and gaga to both headline or even 1975 (again don’t think stormzy/1975 are ready yet). Just a thought as we all seem prettt dead set in it being cure and macca ?

Michael says the same shit every year and it almost never ends up being the case.

[Jake9502]

1 minute ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Michael says the same shit every year and it almost never ends up being the case.

Ahh fair enough then!

so cure and macca nailed on?

[Little Andy]

4 minutes ago, Jake9502 said:

Ahh fair enough then!

so cure and macca nailed on?

Not nailed on, but very strong rumours.

[Huckleberry Finn]

Would be genuinely stunned if AM don’t play and headline. Just feels like the Glastonbury way to go.

[FloorFiller]

4 minutes ago, Huckleberry Finn said:

Would be genuinely stunned if AM don’t play and headline. Just feels like the Glastonbury way to go.

Which is exactly why it shouldn't happen - I'm sure AM don't want to become another Glastonbury house band like Muse and Coldplay have become. They'd benefit a lot from giving it another few years.

[Huckleberry Finn]

16 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Which is exactly why it shouldn't happen - I'm sure AM don't want to become another Glastonbury house band like Muse and Coldplay have become. They'd benefit a lot from giving it another few years.

A very fair, and revelant, point. Can’t help but echo the sentiment. Just feels like a straight fit - which is perhaps why it shouldn’t happen.

Edited October 14, 2018 by Huckleberry Finn

[McCor]

If Bradley Cooper joins Gaga on stage, there will be tears....

[MichaelsBeard]

I reckon AM will do Reading / Leeds. Seems much more realistic to me. 

[Gucci Piggy]

3 minutes ago, MichaelsBeard said:

I reckon AM will do Reading / Leeds. Seems much more realistic to me. 

Guy with proven good info on the R&L section says their headliners are Foos/The 1975/Twenty One Pilots. Right now we don't even have any indication that Arctic Monkeys are touring next Summer other than that tweet about them playing MSG, a special UK gig and an iconic June festival - if true I wouldn't be surprised if that's all they're doing.

[jj200]

10 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Guy with proven good info on the R&L section says their headliners are Foos/The 1975/Twenty One Pilots. Right now we don't even have any indication that Arctic Monkeys are touring next Summer other than that tweet about them playing MSG, a special UK gig and an iconic June festival - if true I wouldn't be surprised if that's all they're doing.

Could Artic monkeys do big weekend as a UK excesive

[MetaKate]

7 hours ago, vintagelaureate said:

This has been my only true consideration. DP or bust.